Thursday, September 07, 2006

Puppet Master

Now, it's no secret that I'm not a big fan of Oprah Winfrey, but I must say she is the most powerful woman in the world and also the most talented ventriloquist walking the face of the Earth. Why do I think so? She has managed to not only control the voice and movements of a 150 year old puppet (she can't move the body too much because it might fall apart), but she manages to have the puppet recite poetry. Oprah then buys the rights to this poetry and gives the money back to herself. How do I know that the woman I'm speaking about is a puppet? Well, how often do you see her stand? How often is someone not standing beside her with one hand missing? What else would explain this look: